T.L.C.    So how does this relate to Christianity?   Most Christians will say,  "I have my own sacred book.   Why should I listen to you or look for truth and wisdom anywhere else?"   

Big D    Tell them that what I'm suggesting is not a replacement for what they are, or for what they are doing, or for what they believe;  rather, it's an expansion and an enhancement; it's a way to bring more love, joy, and freedom into their lives.   

Tell them that if they're absolutely certain they already know all there is to know, then don't waste their time looking for anything else.  BUT, if they are willing to entertain the possibility that  trying to stick God into a single religion is like  trying to fit the universe into a shoe box, then they have a profound opportunity to see a face of God that they've previously overlooked.   

            Also tell your readers that the transformational information that I just mentioned regarding religious beliefs comes right out of the Bible itself.   (See Chapter 53)   The messages in these passages also happen to be backed up by physical evidence that was simply not available when the Christian Bible was originally written.  

            You might also note that the philosophy that these Biblical passages  suggest and imply is in perfect harmony with the fundamentals of Buddhism [i.e. the principles without the ritual practices].    

            It's also  in perfect harmony with Universal Spirituality,***ps-55-3 which is an approach that honors, respects, and appreciates God in a non-anthropomorphic form.***ps-55-4    Universal Spirituality Players  very often experience a strong  sense of oneness with God, and at the same time, feel a deep humility and gratitude.   They say the humility and gratitude comes from being at one with something so magnificent, so grand, and so loving that it defies understanding.

T.L.C.    This sounds like films and TV shows called, "Mission Impossible."    

Big D    Well, perhaps it does, but you might note that every TV episode and all the films ended with "mission accomplished."   

T.L.C.    But they were all fantasies that were the product of some creative people's imagination.  

Big D    Stoney, what do you think your life on Earth is?   

T.L.C.    Ahh. . .    

Big D    It's the product of a very creative person's imagination.   This is the core message that I've been sending you since the very first moment we met.   You and every other human being creates his/her personal lives by thoughts, beliefs, attitudes, words and . . .   

T.L.C.    Ok, I've got it.  My own life is one thing, but your talking about altering the consciousness of billions of people.  That, to me, is "Mission Impossible!"   

Big D    Well, humanity is facing a rather tough choice,  "Change or Die!"  Given that choice, how do you respond?   

T.L.C.    I choose change.  

Big D    And so will most of the other humans, but they can't make that choice if they don't know that choice is both necessary and available.   That's where you come in.

T.L.C.    And how do I do that?   

Big D    You take  the first step and have faith that the second step will be visible from your new vantage point.   If you know your goal and you know the first step, you are already well on your way to "mission accomplished."   

T.L.C.    And what's that first step?   

Big D    Publishing this book, beginning with chapters 49-56 as a separate booklet.  

T.L.C.    That's nice.   Now where are the money's to keep this work going and to publish this book?    

Big D    Seek and you shall find.  Ask and you shall receive, Knock and the door shall shall be opened.   

T.L.C.    So now we have the Devil, himself, quoting and peddling Biblical scripture.   This is just too much.   What's going on?  

Big D    Do you recall I've already told you,   ". . . deception is a two-way street and that things, including the Devil, may not be as you see them, or as you expect them to be, or as you believe them to be."***ps-55-5       

Big D    Then, be patient.   The light will soon reach your eyes.    In the mean time, shall we continue?

Big D    Then here are the three bottom line questions to ask your readers:
"Are your beliefs working for you?   Are they producing the results you want?"   and   "What will be the long-term consequences for all life forms on Earth if humans continue their present, business-as-usual behavior?"

Tell them this:  "Don't waste your time here if all of the following attributes describe you :

You are independently wealthy, 

You are in excellent health,  

All your personal relationships are harmonious and loving,  

Your sex life is ideal,  

Your home-life is fulfilling,   

You know with absolute certainty:  
        1)  that there is no God,  or 
        2)   that your religion is the one and only pathway to God."     

Also say to them:  "Don't waste your time here if you are willing to murder your own children and grandchildren on the sacrificial alter of your own short-term personal pleasure."   

T.L.C.    Murder?  That's pretty dramatic language.   

Big D    I use strong language because it's way past time for a big-time reality check.   Murder by any other name or by any other means is still murder!   Tell me, Stoney, what's the difference between setting someone up to die and actually killing them yourself?   Is one Godly while the other is not?   What more do you need to hear before you get the message?   

T.L.C.    What do you mean by setting someone up to die.

Big D    Selling selling death by cancer and under the disguise of cigarettes; denying birth control information to desperate and impoverished women who already have more children than they can possible care for;  not disclosing vital health information to your employees;  placing someone in harms way without their knowledge or consent;  irreversibly destroying the environment to make a few dollars more; auto manufacturers refusing to add known and proven safety devices to their automobiles;  murdering your own grandchildren by allowing Global Climate Change to continue unchecked.       Need I go on, or have you finally  got the message? 

T.L.C.    Sound's like you are about to rest your case again.    

Big D    That I am.  

T.L.C.    Then I have another question.   How do I respond to those who ask, "Why can't I talk to God?"  

Big D    First refer them to the Biblical passages I shared with you -- the passages that you paraphrased in your own words as:   

I am a God in a physical form. 

I can find both God and Jesus are within myself.

I can do anything Jesus did and more.  

God, nature, and I are intimately inter-connected.   

All humans  are all one people.  We are all God's Children.

By working together, God, my fellow humans, and I can accomplish absolutely anything.

I know this is true because the Bible tells me so.  (Chapter 53)

            Then tell them that they are in direct contact with the wisdom of of God***ps-55-5a  sixty minutes of every hour, twenty-four hours every day, seven days every week,  fifty two weeks every year, for their entire lives.   

T.L.C.    24-7 would have been an adequate answer.   

Big D    Yes, I know, but sometimes people miss the short version, and besides, I said it five ways to emphasize the fact that everyone always has access to the non-physical planes of existence.  

T.L.C.    Ok, so where's this access.  I don't see God  standing here with us.   

Big D    You could if you developed your human-to-God communication skills.   Feelings are the lowest level of that communication with Source, and like I said, everyone has that skill 23-7.  

T.L.C.    You mean 24-7?

Big D    Yes 24-7.   I was just checking to see if you were awake.   

T.L.C.    You're telling me I have a feeling skill that connects me to God.   I'm not following you.   I need more information.   

Big D    Your dominant thoughts create your reality.   When you  focus your attention on what you want in your life,  you feel good.   When you focus your attention on what you don't want in your life, you feel bad.***ps-55-5b     

            You can get a "yes" or "no" answer to any question using this feel-good/feel-bad technique.  You can also use any of several  kinesthetic techniques such as muscle-testing and pendulums to get "yes" or a "no" answers.   

            If you develop your human-to-God communication skills, you may see pictures in your mind, hear words, or you may receive ideas and concepts like receiving a whole book in a flash of understanding,  or you may just know something without any apparent connection to anything at all.    

T.L.C.    Why don't I have these experiences?   

Big D    You have the feeling experiences all the time, but you haven't taken the process any farther.    As a matter of fact, I'll bet you even ignore your inner feelings much of the time.   

T.L.C.    Yes, you're right, I do.   

Big D    Well then, what do you expect?  Do you think you could beat Tiger Woods at golf? 

T.L.C.    No.  

Big D    Why not?   

T.L.C.    Because he spent years developing a skill that I know almost nothing about.   

Big D    So do you think developing your  human-to-God communication skill is any different than developing any other skill?  

T.L.C.    No.  

Big D    I rest my case.   

T.L.C.    There you go with that case resting, again.

T.L.C.    While your resting, I'm going to ask another question.   How do I respond to the Christian leaders who are going to be very unhappy with the exposure of their fallacies?   

Big D    They should be delighted because they are being offered an opportunity to bring new life and a new vitality to the teachings of Jesus.  Passing on the teaching about Jesus is their stated intention, is it not?   

T.L.C.    No.  Getting into heaven is.   

Big D    But what if heaven is a state of mind and not a physical place?   After all, the Bible clearly  says God is in the world of spirit and not in a physical world.***ps-55-5c      

T.L.C.    Well, regardless  of where heaven is, we both know that many of them won't be pleased with the exposure of their fallacies..   Do you have any suggestions for them?

Big D    Yes.   Church leaders could easily step out of their self-created prisons by simply saying something like this:  

"Sorry folks, we screwed up.   We've got a few of the details wrong.   The Pope really isn't infallible.***ps-55-6

And one of other thing, God is the ultimate mystery of life.   We really don't know, with certainty, what the absolute truth is.   Here are some of the things that the currently available evidence tells us  are most likely the truth.   Remember, these are simply the latest available theories and not carved-in-stone, probable facts.

"We are not separate from God;  we are each an eternal aspect of God;   reincarnation is most probably true;  and God's conception magic act is simply a story that was made up by our ancient brothers to explain the unexplainable.

And this anti-sex business; sorry, we screwed up there, too.   Saint Augustine wrote his personal sexual hang-ups into church theology and because, at the time, it was good for business, we let them stay in there.   We need to do some serious re-thinking on this issue.   We'll get back to you later on this topic."

Big D    You're right.   The chances of conservative church leaders actually stepping out of it's self-imposed prison is somewhere between nil and none for two main reasons:    First, current beliefs are too thoroughly entrenched and second, the church, as it's presently run, thrives on controversy.

***ps-55-7   

T.L.C.    Why do you say that?   

Big D    Because controversy stirs emotions such as  fear and anger.    Fear and anger are attention getters,  and attention brings both followers and money.   

T.L.C.    So this whole religious thing is about money?    

Big D    To a certain degree, everything is.   Money is a necessary tool for survival in your culture, so let's leave it at that for now.

            Unfortunately for the church leaders, they have trapped themselves in some incredibly destructive, and extremely limiting belief boxes.***ps-55-8   Instead of admitting past errors, they compound them by adding new lies to cover up for old lies.   They are defending the undefendable.   Here are some questions that beg for answers:  

     Is the Pope really infallible, or is this simply a way to stifle dissent?  

     Is God's conception magic act really true?***ps-55-9   If so where's the Biblical evidence.   Where's the physical proof?

    In order for God's conception magic act to be true, a human being must be his/her physical body.  Where's the Biblical proof?  Where's the evidence to support this claim?

    The latest scientific evidence overwhelmingly supports the belief that human beings are not their physical bodies?***ps-55-10     In the King James version of the Christian Bible, "Breath of life" appears in 4 verses,  "Breath" appears in 42 verses, and "Spirit" appears in 456 verses.   How do you explain these Biblical passages, many of which clearly distinguish body from spirit?   For example, explain Genesis 2:7 and Ecclesiastes 11:5,

     Are human beings really inherently evil  (original sin)?   If so, where's the Biblical proof?   Where's the physical evidence?

     How do you know that only the people who practice your brand of Christianity  go to heaven?   Where's the evidence?   Where's the proof?

     Where, when,  and from whom did you buy exclusive access to God?

     Which version of the Christian Bible is the literal word of God?

     Regarding what life is and when it begins, why don't  believers in reincarnation have a right to practice their own religion?    

     The evidence indicates that reincarnation was almost certainly edited out of the Bible.***ps-55-11    You claim that humans have one and only one earth life.   Where's you Biblical support for that and where's you physical proof.    And were is your proof that reincarnation is not true?

And some basic facts of life  that need to be addressed:  

   Condemning homosexuality has driven it underground and created grief and misery for millions, necessitated millions of lives to be dominated by gross hypocrisy,  and precipitated thousands and  thousands of acts of criminal behavior.   

   Homosexual abuses by Roman Catholic clergy have created untold damage to the image of Christianity.  

   Sex for procreation only is not only archaic and dysfunctional, it is countered by significant evidence that shows sex to have far greater values.***ps-55-12   Adolescent celibacy is in defiance of the human nature which God created within each of us.